EOR (Portage salarial): how to get off to a good start in France? Are you planning to expand your activities in France? Then you’re no doubt aware of the difficulties that can arise when setting up and running a new entity. As a real lever for success for entrepreneurs, umbrella companies / EOR are becoming increasingly popular in France.
Setting up a company takes time. Going through the necessary steps involves costs and energy that can be devoted to growing the business. What’s more, ensuring regulatory compliance and managing HR activities, such as payroll, involves setting up a dedicated team that diverts time from core missions devoted to the business. This is even more the case in France, where regulations are so complex. That’s why working with an EOR freelance administration company in France is essential to the success of your project. SKALIS can act as a real pillar of support, enabling you to develop your business with peace of mind in mainland France and overseas.
EOR (Portage salarial): how to get off to a good start in France?
Some differences between wage portage and EOR
Companies and entrepreneurs often confuse French « portage salarial » with Employer of Record (EOR) services. Although both services involve a third-party company officially employing and paying a worker on behalf of the company benefiting from the worker’s services, there are a few differences:
An Employer of Record (EOR) operates on a regional or global basis as an employer for companies wishing to hire employees in other countries.
A French « société de portage salarial » resembles an EOR, but is in fact a company that recruits independent professionals, freelancers and specialists for assignments on behalf of corporate clients.
When hiring in France, you may need to consider each of these possibilities. With SKALIS, you benefit from the advantages of both options!
The advantages of EOR freelance administration in France
Using an EOR or a « portage salarial » company to hire in France is a very good idea, and will certainly make your job easier. Here are just a few of the many advantages:
When you work with an EOR freelance administration company like SKALIS, you benefit from the expertise of a team of experienced lawyers, whatever the challenges you face.
You’ll be able to comply with French labor law at all times.
And you save money too. Tasks that involve an entire team or department can be accomplished by paying a single monthly fee with EOR portage salarial.
This system allows you to concentrate on your business objectives, without having to worry about logistics. SKALIS relieves you of all day-to-day HR activities. A real time and energy saver!
Setting up a company in a foreign country can take months and months. With portage salarial EOR, you can be up and running in France in a matter of days. SKALIS will provide you with all the support you need to get up and running in record time.
EOR (Portage salarial): how to get off to a good start in France?
Employment law in France
Before hiring or launching your business in France, it’s important to find out about French labor law, which can be very complex. SKALIS will ensure that your company complies with French regulations.
France allows two types of employment contract: fixed-term (CDD) and open-ended (CDI). A CDD can only be offered for a fixed term with a known end date, such as the temporary replacement of a worker. It must include a written contract.
France has a minimum wage. In 2023, it was set at 1,747.20 euros gross per month, or 1,383.08 euros net for a 35-hour week.
Individual taxes are paid according to a progressive scale from 0 to 45%, and also depend on the taxpayer’s family situation. For Social Security contributions, the employer is required to contribute around 45% of the employee’s gross salary, while the employee contributes between 20% and 23%. These contributions entitle the employee to medical, unemployment, accident and pension insurance.
SKALIS will support you throughout your business and manage all aspects of HR for you, including leave, public holidays, contracts, working hours and even taxation, which is a highly complex and time-consuming area. Less mental workload and more energy to focus on your professional success – that’s the SKALIS promise.
SKALIS supports you throughout your business and manages all aspects of HR for you, including vacations, contracts, working hours and even tax, which is a very complex and time-consuming area. Less mental workload and more energy to focus on your professional success – that’s the SKALIS promise.
Hiring in France
If you’re looking to hire talent in France, make sure you follow all the best practices. Job offer, negotiation, employment contract, salaries… All these aspects must be sound, written in French and adapted to the employee’s circumstances. Litigation is very common in France, so it’s not a country where you should skimp on legal fees at the outset, or risk paying for them later in severance pay!
Be aware that France has a strong union culture. A collective bargaining agreement is a written agreement concluded between one or more trade unions representing employees, or one or more trade unions representing employers in a specific sector. This agreement generally governs individual and collective labor relations, working conditions, benefits, etc.
Assimilating and managing all these technical aspects may seem insurmountable, given the time you already have to devote to the development and success of your business. It’s true that it can be difficult to understand how to set up a subsidiary or branch in France, which is traditionally the first and most complex step in hiring an employee in the country. SKALIS’ international EOR (portage salarial) solution simplifies the process of hiring employees in France by limiting the time and money you spend. As a result, you avoid the difficulties associated with setting up a subsidiary and can concentrate your efforts on your business.
